Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 09 2024 21:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ben Thomas. President Biden's welcomed NATO leaders to Washington emphasizing America's commitment to the alliance. "The American people know that all the progress we've made in the past 75 years has happened behind the shield of NATO. And the American people understand what would happen if there was no NATO." With the war on Ukraine front and center, the president announced major new allied commitments to Ukraine's air defenses. Speaking at the Ronald Reagan Institute, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said the world must not wait for November to drive back Russia's offensive. "It's time to sit out, to step out of the shadows, to make strong decisions work, to act and not to wait for November or any other month to descend. We must be strong and uncompromising altogether." Being time in Florida, former President Trump held a campaign rally at his Derral Golf Club and spoke of his debate with President Biden. "In honor of all of you, I dealt Joe Biden even according to the fake news media, the most decisive and overwhelming defeat in the history of presidential debates. I think so, right? I think so." The White House says the president saw a neurologist January 17th. And these sit-wire reports a Navy sailor tried to access President Biden's medical records earlier this year. A sailor assigned to the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command searched for the name Joseph Biden in the military's health care system called Genesis. The Navy says the sailor searched out of curiosity, a co-worker reported the breach. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigated and concluded that the record the sailor accessed was not the electronic record of the President of the United States. The White House was notified, the sailor, who has not been identified, received administrative discipline and remains in the Navy. I'm Lisa Dwyer. This is AP News. If you've been sweltering under a heat wave, you've got a lot of company. More than 160 million people around the U.S. have been under heat alerts. Julie Walker has more. The heat wave across the country continues with triple digit temperatures and the West triple digit heat indices in the East and roughly everything in between also baking says National Weather Service Meteorologist Brian Jackson. There's the large heat dome out West. There's a trough in the middle. That's what drew barrel up through the center of the country. And then there's another ridge over the East Coast. Death Valley, known for its heat, was 129 Monday. That's not even the all-time record. And it's attracting tourists like Drew Belt. You can feel it in your eyes. In the Portland area, county officials investigating four deaths as heat related, Dr. Richard Bruno. These are probably preventable deaths. He says in extreme heat staying cool is key. I'm Julie Walker. And I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thanks for listening. An official message from Medicare. A new law is helping me save more money on prescription drug costs. You may be able to save too. With Medicare's extra help program, my premium is zero and my out-of-pocket costs are low. Who should apply? Single people making less than $23,000 a year or a married couple who make less than $31,000 a year. Even if you don't think you qualify, it pays to find out. Go to ssa.gov/extrahelp paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.